Water pours into the entrance of the Brooklyn Battery tunnel due to Sandy on Oct. 29, 2012. (credit: CBS 2) Water pours into the entrance of the Brooklyn Battery tunnel due to Sandy on Oct. 29, 2012. (credit: CBS 2)

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Speaking with exclusively with CBS 2’s Elise Finch, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said “We have our work cut out for us, but we’ll be ok,” describing the aftermath of what was Hurricane Sandy.

Cuomo said that some subway tunnels had been breached by water, but he was unsure to what extent. Cuomo said there was also water on the ground zero site and in the basement of 1 World Trade Center.

Earlier, water from West Street was cascading into the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel. Since then, Finch said the water had slowed in its flow, but was still coming through.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced LaGuardia Airport has been closed until further notice. John F. Kennedy Airport and LaGuardia Airport were also closed.

The Goethals Bridge was closed to traffic and at 7:30 p.m., Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the closing of the RFK Bridge as a result of 100 mph wind gusts.

Directly outside the 345 Hudson St. building, which houses 1010 WINS, WCBS 880, WFAN and other CBS radio stations, the rain had stopped and the wind was gusting, but had died down compared with earlier in the night.

But power was out everywhere, including the 345 Hudson St. building itself which was on generator power. Two tree limbs were lying in front of the scaffolding canopy behind the building, and the only vehicles in sight were police squad cars.

Mayor Bloomberg throughout the day urged residents not to call 911 to report trees down or other non-emergencies. Doing so puts people with real emergencies at risk, he said.

The 911 lines have experienced much higher than normal volume throughout the day Monday, Bloomberg said. If you want to report a downed tree, Mayor Bloomberg urged New Yorkers to call or text 311.

BRIDGES, TUNNELS & TRANSIT

The Port Authority closed the Bayonne Bridge and Outerbridge Crossing in both directions.

Mayor Bloomberg’s office also announced that all four East River bridges would shut down, including the Brooklyn, Manhattan, Williamsburg and Ed Koch Queensboro bridges because of Hurricane Sandy.

Gov. Cuomo announced Monday afternoon that the Throgs Neck, Whitestone, Verrazano-Narrows, George Washington, Marine Parkway and Cross Bay Veterans Memorial bridges would all close due to the storm.

The Tappan Zee Bridge was closed to traffic as of 4 p.m. due to heavy winds.

Earlier, tractor trailers, car-pulled trailers, house trailers and motorcycles were banned from the soon-to-close George Washington Bridge, as well as the Outerbridge Crossing, Goethals Bridge and Bayonne Bridge until further notice. Other vehicles are restricted to 35 mph.

Cuomo warned that wind gusts of up to 90 mph are possible in the New York City area.

Cuomo also added, “I once again urge citizens all across the state to remember their duty and do exercise common sense — stay indoors, stay off the roads. Let the first responders and emergency personnel do their job. Let’s get through this evening and we’ll take an assessment of where we are tomorrow morning and we’ll go from there.”

A total of 1,100 National Guard members have been deployed, and 1,000 will be sent out on Monday, Cuomo said. The majority of them will be on Long Island, which becomes more vulnerable as the storm surge approaches.

Earlier, Mayor Michael Bloomberg ordered public schools to remain closed for a second day on Tuesday as Sandy moves in.

The Archdiocese of New York said Catholic schools in Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island will also be closed on Tuesday.

Archdiocese schools in Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Ulster, Orange and Sullivan counties that rely on public school districts for bus transportation will follow the policy of the local district for delayed opening or closing.

WHAT SANDY MEANS FOR CON ED

“This could be the worst storm in Con Edison’s history in terms of outages,” spokesman Bob McGee said.

Con Ed shut down power in parts of Lower Manhattan on Monday evening in order to prevent equipment damage. A massive plant explosion at 14th Street and Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive exacerbated the problems, cutting power to virtually all customers south of 39th Street.

And earlier, “The Late Show with David Letterman” taped with no audience.

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